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New research suggests that almost 70% of fathers across race, class, educational attainment, and political affiliation in the United States feel closer to their children since the coronavirus pandemic.

Published by the Making Caring Common project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, How the Pandemic is Strengthening Fathers’ Relationships with Their Children examines the impact of the pandemic on fathers’ relationship with their children.

New studies suggest that having a sense of purpose makes dads healthier, happier, and stronger in the face of challenges we're all facing.

ACPA Family Services offers information about cleft and craniofacial care. ACPA's educational materials are written for individuals and families affected by cleft and craniofacial experts.

ACPA Family Services ofrece información sobre el cuidado craneofacial y de fisuras. Los materiales educativos de la ACPA están escritos para las personas y familias afectadas por expertos en hendiduras y craneofaciales.

Use this online resource to help your children discover the world-famous human rights activist who became South Africa’s first Black president!

This episode of NPR’s All Things Considered looks at how many men are being forced to confront new realities at home since the pandemic. It includes anecdotal stories of dads stepping up domestically and describes census data that also suggests a larger number of men are spending more time at home.

This year, advance payments of the 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) will be made monthly from July through December to eligible taxpayers. To receive the payments, families must file a 2020 tax return.

The IRS will host AdvCTC Free Tax Prep Days, CTC outreach events taking place in 12 select cities. IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TAC), key community stakeholders and volunteers will help eligible families prepare and file tax returns.

When the stress in your life just doesn’t let up, and it feels like you have no support to get through the day—let alone do everything you need to do to be the best parent you can be—it can seem like there’s nothing that can make it better. But there are resources that can help, and this kind of stress—known as “toxic stress”—doesn’t have to define your life.

In this video, learn more about what toxic stress is, how it can affect you, and what you can do—both by yourself and in connection with your community—to deal with what you’re experiencing. Because even when toxic stress is…

Mental health is not simply the absence of a mental disorder. Children who don’t have a mental disorder might differ in how well they are doing, and children who have the same diagnosed mental disorder might differ in their strengths and weaknesses in how they are developing and coping, and in their quality of life. Mental health as a continuum and the identification of specific mental disorders are both ways to understand how well children are doing.

Ensure adequate and safe housing for youth while also encouraging their personal choices.

Help young people understand their experiences, especially through the lenses of racism and trauma, and develop effective strategies for healing and growth.